Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07
M;cht Erte 9rtss.
CITY AND VICINITY.

About 40 of the students of ST. Joseph's
college took a sleigh ride to Underhill
Tuesday, going in the adirondack and
Rock Toint.n
Monday morning was the coolest Of
the season, thus far. The thermometers
ranged from II to to 20 degrees below zero
at n. m. IN different parts of the city
Fred Chayer, who was bound over to
the County Court on the charge Of forging
"A receipt for So concluded to plead guilty,
which he d, whereupon tie was fined SlI
and costs, amounting to SO
The annual meeting of the Vermont Bee
Keepers association will be held in Bur
lington, Thursday and Friday, January l3
and A. The railroads will furnish free re-
turn checks to those paying fare one way
to attend.
Railroad men announce that all roads
leading from Canada throu-h Vermont
have had the largest freight traffic III their
history, owing to the immense amount of
western products shipped this way.
The Champlain Poultry association have
finally definitely decided to hold their an
nual exhibition at City Han during the
carnival week and the announcements are
now in the hands of the printer.
1t is announced that company to be
known as the Vermont Toboggan Suit
company has been organized with head
quarters at SaXtons River, and agents
are to he placed at Burlington, Rutlaud,
st. Johnsbury and Bellows Falls.
There are now % iceboats at Pattsburgh
and the Telegram says that the fleet viii
come to Burlington during the carnival
and participate in the races during that
week. There will be between - and -
iceboats here. including those at Essex,
Wlllsboro and Rouses Point.
SUNDAY was a harvest day for some of
the churches. At the WIuOoski avenue
CONGREGATIONAL church I'll persons We're
admitted to membership. 81 Oh profession
and 10y letter, and at The Berean baptist
church 9, f Oh profession and 3 by letter.
A Washington despatch says that ac-
cordug to the river and harbOr bill which
has been completed by the House commit
tee and VIII be reported to-day all the
items have been cut down, in some in
stances 10 One-quarter Of the estimates,
and the Burlington harbOr VIII be allowed
only az, 500.
Two of the new mcgul engines manu-
featured by the Baldwin works of Phila-
delphia, passed through here Tuesday.
They weigh about 10 tons and when coaled
and watered tor the road. their weight
Will be abuut 50 tons They are destined
for use ON the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champiaiu division.
At the meeting of'the Burlington Coast
ing club Tuesday evening l3new members
were elected, ana IA letter from DR.. Webb
was READ accepting a position of member
of the executive committee, and giving
the assurance OF his active interest in the
carnival Sat few members were present
and no Other business WAS transacted.
The yacht now being brnlt by Messrs.
\. Adsit and j. j. BgeloW Is progressing
finely the framework being completed
and parity pitnked. The model mas been
somewhat altered and the builders think
that it VIII bt one Of the fastest on the
lake 1t will be flashed about April /,
and viii make good addition to oar fleet
OF yachts.
The election Of officers of the Hook and
Ladder company, for the ensuing year re-
suited Wednesday rs follows: Foreman,
j. w. Daley; LIST assistant, Martin Gar
vey 2d assistant, NJ. G.. Powers Sd as
sistant, T. y. DOnahue clerk, c. f.. Ken
nedy treasurer, f.. NJ Sutton standing
committee, j. > Denuing, =. H. Fitz
simmons and Thomas Morrison steward
H, l.. Daley.
While Dennis O'Dea, generally known
a peep O'DaN. was loading freight int.
d car standing on the west side of the Cen
trail Vermont freight depot, the load on
the truck slipped, the truck shot out from
il O. e.. 4 Il,
truck through the open car door INTO the
lake. He was Immediately pulled out
with no serious results.
The following Ulcers have been elected
in Green Mountain lodge No. |, O. O. f.
n. g., George f.. Berry: V g., w f.
Morse treasurer, w. W. Henry secreta
ry. G. II. Harrington. The officers elected
in Antonio lodge l. O. O. +. Daughters OF
Rebekah are rs follows: n. e., j. w
Beach V. g., Miss X. b. Henry secre
tary, Miss Mabel A. Hall treasurer, Mrs
Ann +. Beach.
At their semiannuai meeting the Mont
calm club elected the following officers
Chaplain, Rev f. Yvinec president
Arthur St Pierre LIST vice president
Oscar La Fontaine; "a vice president
Arthur Childa; secretary, Frmin Salois
Jr., treasurer, Joseph Laurent, Jr.; com
mtttee Of enrolment, q. Simays, Henry
Gosselin, Alphonse Dion ianitor. ;. Cou
ture.
There will be meeting Of the State
board of agriculture at Shelburn Wednes
day and Thursday, January T. and 10 and
as 1t is to be the only meeting for Chltten
den county this winter the farmers OF
the county will undoubtedly he Drrspnt i'm
goodly number, There will also be
meetings of the board at North Ferris
burgh, January ID and IA and at West
Burke, January * and 10
A petition is being circulated in this
city asking that Congress make an APP
preparation for the establishment and
maintenance of public schools in the
States and Territories where no provision